ADF YOU Session case studies
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The ADF YOU Session (Your Opportunity Unlimited Session) is the aptitude assessment stage of the Australian Defence Force recruiting process. It is intended for people who have begun an application to join the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Royal Australian Air Force and who need to demonstrate the reasoning ability relevant to the role they are pursuing. The ADF recruits across more than 300 roles, so the assessment is used to help match a candidate's strengths to a suitable career rather than to produce a single pass or fail number. The session is a multiple-choice aptitude assessment organised around four domains: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Mathematical Ability. The ADF YOU Session case studies are 5 cases and about 2,602 words.
1The Unsigned Critical Requisition
A depot memo issued on 24 February reads: 'From 1 March, requisitions marked CRITICAL must be countersigned by a duty manager before dispatch. Unsigned critical requisitions are held, not rejected, and processed on the next business day.
490 words, about 2 min2Clearing the Testing Backlog
A defence aptitude testing centre runs three sessions each weekday, 25 seats per session. Ten per cent of all seats are held for retests; the remainder are offered to candidates on the backlog.
498 words, about 2 min3The Shifting Three-by-Three Grid
A 3x3 grid is filled left to right, top to bottom. Each cell holds one shape, one dot count and one shading.
496 words, about 2 min4Convoy Fuel at the 360 Kilometre Mark
A convoy of six vehicles must move 720 km to a forward base. Four vehicles are standard and consume 22 L per 100 km; two carry heavy loads and consume 26 L per 100 km.
591 words, about 3 min5Alpha and Bravo: The Reversal in the Headline Rate
Two maintenance depots report annual figures. Depot Alpha completed 1,000 jobs: 100 urgent, of which 90 were on time, and 900 routine, of which 630 were on time.
527 words, about 3 min